Syria: Syrian forces kill 24 civilians in Idlib

29th May 2019

[Photo: Civilians leave the area after airstrikes by Syrian Govt in zone of Ariha in Idlib, Syria on May 27, 2019. Photographer: Muhammed Said/AA]

EsrefMusa and BurakKaracaoglu

IDLIB, Syria (AA): The civilian death toll from the Basharal-Assad Syrian forces’ attacks on opposition-held Idlib province of Syria has risen to 24, the controversial White Helmets civil-defense agency said on Tuesday.

Government forces targeted rural parts of the Idlib and Hama provinces, including Khan Shaykhun, KafrNabl, Al-Hobait and Lataminah, according to the agency. It said a hospital and a healthcare centre were destroyed in the attack. However, the Government is saying the extremist group, HayatTahriral-Sham(HTS) , which controlsIdlib, broke the agreement by firing shells into the Governmentcontrolled areas and it was responding to these attacks.

Syria has witnessed increased hostile drone attacks, notably targeting the strategic Hmeimim airbase in the northeastern Latakia province and various vital installations in the west-central Hamaprovince, according to the Government.

However, as the airstrikes continue, the death toll may rise in the de-escalation zone.

Last SeptemberTurkey and Russia agreed to turnIdlib into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression would be expressly prohibited.

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